McLaren factory photos you'll think you have seen before...

Peloton25

07-15-2011, 06:10 AM

bucciali

07-15-2011, 06:46 AM

And thanks to SGS2011 too! I love the 'old' photos.

With the announcement of 'more to come', I'm not so sure if I can sit and wait patiently......

pics of DA Lim. Edition
more of the print session
2 HR never-seen-before photos
...... :runaround:

Sami Aaltonen

07-15-2011, 12:58 PM

Erik; Thanks. This is hot stuff. History. Thanks!:lol2:

F1GTRUeno

07-15-2011, 05:33 PM

You've gotta love period photos. Being able to experience what it must've been like at the height of F1 production back in the day is something so very unique so I can only thank you Gary for sharing, and Erik for this thread and the heads up.

The ability on forums like this to share content like this never ceases to amaze me.

F1 monster

07-15-2011, 06:58 PM

hurstg01

07-16-2011, 11:08 AM

Spookily similar!

Peloton25

07-16-2011, 12:52 PM

If you look closely at the spoiler on the F1 GTR, you can see the leaves/logo. It seems the picture was taken before it was gone over in white paint. Or perhaps, there is some dark cellophane wrapping that has not been peeled off yet.

That's actually the LM prototype, not a GTR picture there. The wreath logo was never painted, but rather was engraved into the carbon endplate like you see below, exposing a bare section of the carbon without any of the outside glazing:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2523/5699977627_b0d20dbd59_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurentduchene/5699977627/sizes/l/in/pool-875219@N22/)

Click to enlarge... :)

>8^)
ER

Peloton25

09-27-2011, 02:51 AM

He's also shared two more very special high resolution F1 images with me that are in need of a bit of cleanup work to remove some scanning artifacts before I can share them. Unlike the ones above, these two images aren't much like anything we've seen before. If I can take my time and do a nice job the final quality should be superb and I think you will appreciate them just as much as I do. :naughty:

Before I forget... I've been putting some time into these two shots I mentioned above. Just wanted to provide a preview of one of them for now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20L/2_bw_preview.jpg

You'll be pleased to know the original image is in color and when I'm done with it the dimensions will probably be in the 4560x3500 range. :sunglasse

>8^)
ER

dgi

09-27-2011, 05:49 AM

Great pics!!!! I sure do wish i could have personally visited the factory to collect my Limited Edition DA book! Others seem to have all the fun haha

The bare carbon interior on that XP1 LM is beautiful! Expecially with the gold anodized parts... did future LMs have similar parts?

tak43

09-27-2011, 05:51 AM

Here a couple more from my trip in 2001 to the factory

http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/45752/2174873080048036277S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2174873080048036277BIctNu)

http://inlinethumb36.webshots.com/49123/2790917610048036277S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2790917610048036277MZMqzz)

http://inlinethumb47.webshots.com/49710/2555720880048036277S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2555720880048036277YbOTPZ)

http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/14101/2405264750048036277S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2405264750048036277rEYsmI)

tak43

PatrickT82

09-27-2011, 01:13 PM

damn, at least 10 F1's over there?

jkbon

09-28-2011, 12:58 PM

Is the third one 018 ?

Peloton25

09-28-2011, 01:11 PM

Is the third one 018 ?

If you are asking about the images in tak's most recent post I'd say the first and third photo both show chassis #007. Depending on the timing of that visit, it was probably owned by mr bridger at that point.

>8^)
ER

GTS 2.4

09-28-2011, 01:26 PM

never really noticed it before but the yellow mclaren in the lower left corner looks a bit like a Bugatti EB110 from that angle

tak43

09-28-2011, 01:37 PM

If you are asking about the images in tak's most recent post I'd say the first and third photo both show chassis #007. Depending on the timing of that visit, it was probably owned by mr bridger at that point.

>8^)
ER

The visited took place in April 2001

tak43

Peloton25

09-28-2011, 01:54 PM

I believe Mr Selldorff had purchased the car at that point. Might have been right around the time of the transaction.

>8^)
ER

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